|Designer:|| Laurent Giles ||rowspan="20"| [[File:flora.jpg |CR 1871 Flora, a 1977 Centaur entering Queenborough in June 2011 on a WOA East Coast Group Meet]]

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|Designer:|| Laurent Giles ||rowspan="21"| [[File:flora.jpg|350px |CR 1871 Flora, a 1977 Centaur entering Queenborough in June 2011 on a WOA East Coast Group Meet]]

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|Draft (feet):|| 3' 0"

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|Centaur Keel Width:||Width at leading edge 78",

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Width at trailing edge 83",

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Length 64"

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|Displacement (lb):|| 6,700

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|Number Built:|| 2444

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Westerly Centaur Brochure here: [[Westerly Brochures]]

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Thinking of buying a Centaur ? Find all you need to know here: [http://www.westerly-owners.co.uk/westerlywiki/images/f/f6/CENTAUR_PURCHASE_ADVICE.pdf Paul Shave's article Buying a Centaur]

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== The Centaur Definitive Guide==

== The Centaur Definitive Guide==

[http://www.westerly-owners.co.uk/guides_6.php A definitive guide to the Centaur Story can be found on the Westerly Owners Association website here]

[http://www.westerly-owners.co.uk/guides_6.php A definitive guide to the Centaur Story can be found on the Westerly Owners Association website here]

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==[[Centaur Maintenance and Repair]]==

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==Maintenance, Repair and Upgrades==

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[[Upgrading to an Electric Windlass|Fitting a Quick Genius 12v windlass to a Centaur]]

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==[[Centaur Upgrades and Enhancements]]==

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[[Centaur Sink]]

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==[[Centaur Other Topics]]==

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[[Centaur Main Cabin Wall Cupboards]]

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[[DIY cockpit seating teak substitute]]

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[[Centaur Cutless Bearing Removal and Replacement]]

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[[Removing the Propeller Shaft]]

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[[Removing a Centaur Water Tank]]

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Presentation by Winston Waller to East Coast Group Winter Workshop 2013 about how he treated his Centaur hull [[http://www.westerly-owners.co.uk/documents/pptdocs/EpoxyTreatmentCentaurHull.ppt Epoxy Treatment of Centaur Hull]]

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Contents

Introduction

First shown at the 1969 London Boat Show the Centaur production run reached 2,440 before the design was evolved into the Griffon in 1980. A variety of engines were origianally fitted with the 23HP Volvo MDIIB and MDIIC being the most popular.